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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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... Don't see the issue here?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thats a big risk, looks like other coin detail showing by vdb if you look close... check out the sellers other items an Antique Blacksmith's Blowtorch with assorted tools..
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Found it in an old $100. bag of pennies about 10 years ago. Hmmm....  Quote:
I've never had it examined by an authorized coin grader like PCGS or NGC. Uhhh....why, since you obviously know they exist?  Quote:
There's no guarantees with this coin Oh ok...that's enough for me.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Unless you have a reverse and obverse die kicking around and a hydraulic press it would be pretty tough to fake.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Fake dies and counterfeits do exist...so why not a fake error? It could be one way to divert scrutiny from the actual details. Thing is...this would be a first-class error for a big auction house like Heritage. Imagine the bidding it would generate--certified of course.  My doubts mean little, but I'm going to be skeptical until a LWC error expert declares it's genuine. Edited by DVCollector
02/21/2014 9:34 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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This one is gonna sell for big bucks
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Quote:I'm going to be skeptical until a LWC error expert declares it's genuine. ...me too But if its fake its a pretty good one. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks real to me but would not buy it or recommend buying it. I'm just finding it hard to believe after 105 years not one person and I mean "Not ONE Person" had enough foresight to have it authenticated & graded. I'd probably bid 10 or 15 bucks just as a novelty. There's a lot of people out there with deep pockets & big dreams. Let em dream
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does the "B" in VDB look suspect? Kinda hard to see, but middle bar looks a bit horizontal. I also checked sellers recent sales and he just sold an S VDB. I checked the listing, and again, the photo is a little blurry, but the "B" also looks a little suspect. No accusation here, just food for thought.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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DrDon--yeah, I wasn't completely sold on the shape of those "S" marks. |
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Pillar of the Community
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The S marks do appear slightly different, but also blurry on the second strike. One 9 appears to point more downward than the other in 09. hmmm...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow...I'm not knowledgeable enough to give a positive judgement....however its pretty convincing. I tried looking for any type of chip....scratch...etc..and don't really see it....there are differences but the planchet was hit once with tremendous force on the first strike...so the planchet was changed...then part of it was struck again...of course there are differences. I do not collect coins like this...but if I did I would want it slabbed by PCGS cause I don't know enough.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I still can't get over the people that will throw $ at this. Even if it is real, I still wouuldn't take the risk!!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Up to thirty bids and $455 on this fake so far, and it IS a fake.
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Posted 02/21/2014 7:56 pm
